| Monthly Medians | JUL 2017 | YTD 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| South African Composite | 1.09% | 3.98% |
| HedgeNews Africa Composite | 1.31% | 5.38% |
Laurium long/short at nine-year mark
Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital, founded by Murray Winckler and Gavin Vorwerg, has reached the nine-year mark with its longest-running long/short equity fund, which has been...
Nitrogen moves into 12th year
Fund has returned a net annualised 14% since August 2006 with no negative years
Absa Africa fund makes headway
Managed by Johannesburg-based Godfrey Mwanza and Roy Mutooni, the fund is up a net 14.9% in US dollars so far this year
Idwala launches first fixed income product
Niche, black-owned, fixed income house Idwala Capital has gone live with its first fixed income hedge fund mandate, the result of an innovative joint...
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Hearn zones in with asymmetry
Kenny Hearn, who is running Cape Town-based Asymmetry A, a private hedge fund, believes there is a new wave of asset management on the...
Empiric adds South African strategies
Empiric Capital, a scientific data-driven investment firm headquartered in London and Cape Town, has successfully deployed its algorithmic strategies
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The future of asset management
Andrew Perrins, CEO of Savvy Investor, presents some of the best papers curated by the Savvy Investor research team
Investors cheered by double-digit gains
MSCI FM Africa Index dips 1.2% in August
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Managers lack optimism in 2nd half
Fundraising will likely slow and investor sentiment is more negative now, Preqin survey shows
Standard Bank starts prime broker to gain from hedge fund growth
Biggest African bank expects to have five clients by year end
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Paragon uses artificial intelligence
The strategy is designed to have a low correlation to other asset classes, largely driven by an evolving set of diversified trading algorithms that profit from uncorrelated market phenomena
Balanced approach pays off for Obsidian
Johannesburg-based Obsidian Capital, founded by industry veterans Royce Long and Richard Simpson, is making steady progress with its multi-asset and long/short retail investor hedge...
People Moves
Theron joins Investec to head PB operations
New senior hire has more than 20 years' industry experience, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to fast-growing business
SANNE extends reach with three senior roles
Frankish becomes operations director, while Ndlovu and De Bruin join management company team